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Detail from the elaborately carved mantel in the parlor of the 1784 Governor John Langdon House in Portsmouth, N.H.

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HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND TO PRESENT PROGRAM IN NEW ENGLAND STUDIES w/1 cut requested

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BOSTON, MASS. — Historic New England will present its fifth year of Program in New England Studies, an intensive learning experience with lectures by specialists in many preservation fields, supplemented by workshops and behind-the-scenes tours to study the buildings and collections of Historic New England and other museums and private houses in the region. The program will run June 18–23.

Program in New England Studies examines New England history and material culture from the Seventeenth Century through the Colonial Revival. This weeklong experience delves into architecture, including building design and technology, and the wide-ranging lifestyles illustrated by Historic New England properties and other historic sites on the schedule.

While the program is based in Boston, the group travels to sites in Portsmouth, N.H.; Essex County, Mass.; Woodstock, Conn.; and this year to Salem, Mass., to visit Historic New England’s newly acquired Phillips House. An evening lecture by Historic New England’s Senior Stewardship Manager Joseph Cornish will focus on the organization’s current efforts to expand its preservation initiatives of protecting historic buildings and landscapes throughout the region.

Presenters include Historic New England senior curator Richard Nylander, curator Nancy Carlisle and curator of library and archives Lorna Condon. Scheduled speakers also include Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Harvard University, with a special guest lecture on “Common Things in History.”

The $1,250 fee includes all lectures, admissions; guided tours; transportation to and from special visits and excursions; daily breakfast, lunch and evening receptions; and various service charges. The program is designed to appeal to owners of historic houses, collectors, museum professionals, graduate students and those who enjoy New England history. The program is limited to 25 participants.

Two scholarships are available, one to a midcareer museum professional and another to a graduate student in the fields of architecture, decorative arts, material culture or public history.

For information, www.historicnewengland.org or contact Historic New England exhibition manager Ken Turino at 617-227-3956, extension 246.